Mykonos

Mykonos is just like you imagine it to be - little white houses and blue doors and shutters scattered across the hills. The hills are rocky and mostly barren, just a few trees manage to grow in the nooks. The old town is stretched out along the harbor with more town, "Little Venice," in the next inlet and then maybe even more modern establishments.

We only made it to the old town and the view of the windmills in Little Venice from a distance. Our shipped docked a short distance away from the town and we took a shuttle bus. The we wandered. This is not a good place to get lost from the group, better to wander on your own or with one companion. That way when you find a little alley to go down and find some wonderful view, you don't have to worry about the companions left behind.

The other occupation of the Mykonos-ians is selling stuff like jewelry and other souvenirs. In preparation for going home Lesley and I and several others bought a new suitcase. I hope this works out. Others were looking at the beautiful jewelry, but most of us managed to resist this expense.

Carol and I were in search of the post office which of course closed at like noon and did not reopen while we were there. We got conflicting info about whether we would find stamps for postcards anywhere. So we wandered in a mostly residential area and then found this great little hotel, Elena Hotel. When we asked if they had stamps the man said he would mail the postcards for us. So we trusted him. Then we picked up the brochure of the place. It seemed charming, and we are busy making plans to return to Mykonos when it is warmer.

This is the very end of the season for Mykonos. Many of the restaurants were closed, and some of the shops were also closed. Some shops that were open had limited stock on hand. They are definitely getting ready for winter. The best months are June, before it gets too hot, or September. November is a bit cold, but some ladies did take off their shoes and see if the Mediterranean was cold. They said not.

The other activity on Mykonos was the kitty sighting. We found cats in most of the cities we visited, but the ones in Mykonos were trying to be particularly photogenic. Carol wants me to make a calendar of the cats. Okay.

More later.